The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-11


Who Was at Macon.
NAsuvsLLR, rRnN.. Nov. IA gentle
nan we'll known IN. the business o.
NsshvllIe and Tenpcssee was preseat -
lhe reunion Of the eg-cOn foderates 81
Y aeon, Ca, which President Dsvte at.l
tended. and stood within : few feet Of
him during the scenes Of the review OIL
which The northern republican prese have
bad % much ~ cay. Mr.. 0innrd, To-
Gated In Nashville q Inc Close Of the war,
and hss been : member o. Two Of The
largesi Wholesale firms In the city Nc
AiIisier, Clifford 4 70. A present he 10
general agent for Tennessee and South
ern Kentucky Of several large mana
featuring concerns. No citizen . more
highly respected. Mr.. Clifford y pro-
us,unced republican and IN ex-union
soldier. He Il . member Of Geo. b.
Thomas Post. No. !. 9. 4. r. ne has
inst returned from Georgia and iu an In
tesview last afternoon be said:
II have no desire 20 pavxde nv name
90 primt, nor seek 10 be otlcious. tdss
that those who know use do no! S~gsrd
me % : aenast:On srekrr Or maker. s'u'
ieel 4 my duty % au American cisieen 10
protest against the wrong which u ne.
Ing done she people Of the south. aud
or Georgia IN the pubIica-
lious which sre being made by leading
Ijournsls u my party IN regard to The
Of tex-cOufederatee ~ the Macon
|seunion, aud The conduct Of Mr.. Davis
Every man who knows me knows that
Il was Z union soldier aud have always
|been 0rm republican ID politics. Il Is
true lhsl the alleged incidents which are
|u,ade the basis Of this assault BY the
and eastern papers- occuIre ~
IGeorels. but the sssauM has widened
Iunii Il 10 sought TO reflect upon the 10y :
|alty Of The whole south.
| II We ID Macon nearly . week, from
|tridny uixht TO Saturday morning Of
1.-THE next Week. waa there on business
but met many old friends among the e.
lcOuiederntes. / was never ~ royalty
leutertalned IL my life. They knew that
II Vas . union veteran, but that made nu
IdtGrresce. some Of she boys who used
Ito wear the gray asked me Why ! did
mot wear my Grand Army badge, saying
Ithey would like 10 see our badge along
Iside theirs. A preasine invitation ws'
Iex,ended 10 me and other union ecsdiert
10 drop in line with the ex- c0niederates
land march side by side with them.
|have never In my life seen . city % gen
|ersll, and handsomely decorated - Ma
icon Was- There were few confederate
daRs nutterimg, hut shese were princi
Ipaily IL front Of sal0one. and underneath
Them we're pIscards stating the eaIoos
|Wss "C0ntederate headquarters." the oe'
! Ivics evidently being : sharp dodge o.
1.-THE saloon.keeper to attract custom.
|rsW . lev confederate dsgs on private
buildings, but ! wish 10 cay that did
mot zee = single confederate hag ON
IhOuse which was nsSt surrounded hy
Iscores OF the national Gags. The naticns
IcoIors were flying In aII directions;
Inever cav them 90 Handsomely ana mn
.|merousIy displayed before In my lie
1.-The occasion was . reunion Of ex.cnn
tederstcs 10 greet their old president he
Iiore be died, sad vas not surprtsed q
lGnd these confederate emblpm-; hut
|say, o. : union soldier. Jealous o. 'h'
Icsuse fought for, that those emblem'
were there, l could plainly zee, merely
lee tender tribute, and the msRnincen
.IdecoratiOns with the nstional cclore, th'
Isho0sands of national hags, and ~
! y hole conduct Of the people evinced
.liOyslty 70 the union which no man coult
Ip0ssibly avoid recognizing.
! II Was sianding within ten feet Of M
|, Davis, on The front porch Of Col: joan
f|son's resisleWce, when the meeting Be
tween him and the two con fedevate vet
pIerans. about which % much misrepre
|oeutation has been made, occurred.
|saW the chair brought out and the OF
gilman take bic sest In it His wife an'
sIdaughlers were about him. Mr. Davi
lWas very in1rm one could zee q glance
lie Wss much excited and % weak ths
<Ihis family and friends feared the edec
lot the trying ordeal on him. When th
head OF the column entered the yard
land, advancing 10 the railing Of IN
= klporch, 5egged to shake hands with hin
lhia wife aud daughters took hold Of hi
|arms and begged him 90 keep NJ. ees
|rpminding him Of his freble condition
They were evidently alarmed sb"us hin
land viewed HE excitement with undi'
guIsed trspldation. While they wet
limpl0ring him 70 Be calm and renal
lwhere he Was, the Dag wss pushed fol
|wnrd 10 thr railing. Mrs Davis Iesne
IsVs W8soS otssse Rt8%es'S0 -
: torn and battered tolds, fell back IN ne
lchair aud, putting her hands 70 her eye
\ slbegsn "a weep.
n. "The scene was such that no man coul
= lhsve resisted its pathos. The old ma
.Iwho had presided over = lOst cause 20
'sltering on the verge Of the grave. Tor q
Hast time, he know. wss In the psesen'
lof th0<e who had once followed hIu
land we're nov bidding him ~ eAr'h
farewell. Not IN eye In that vass :
lsemblaee was dry. Men wept yea q
their tea.1 were not dislovslty e. !!
union. but of force from them ~ Y
Issdnes6 Of the scene. Unton so'dle
|Who Woro there Wept, and are 2
|aahamed oe their emotion. i was
|thla excitement that the Dag wss pusn'
IforWard % Mr. Davis. Riaing Win
effort 10 convuloively snatched 70 'o!'
Ihud pressed them 10 bic lips then Z
hack ID Bic choir exhausted. Then arc
|crieo for CIV. Gordon. He stepped
,,rllhe front and delivered : speech whi
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